I have all the toys; I don't use RSS and I am subscribed to few forums simply because of choice, not ability. The real literacy challenge, INMO, lies in basic access and how information is used. There is life beyond the computer screen [I supposed I'll get flamed for saying that ;-)], and dumping the contents of a vast library on someone isn't likely to add to the quality of their lives unless we help them understand and put it into some context that is relevant to them. The technology of RSS, Blogging etc are exciting tools, but they are just that; tools. Without context and focus they can bury us with information at the expense of understanding.
John Hibbs wrote:
At 6:54 PM -0800 1/21/05, Steve Eskow wrote:
John Hibbs's message below seems to challenge the conventional wisdom which
holds that the young are ready for the "digital revolution" while their
elders resist it.
It's not that the college students I know well resist "technology". Universally, they have cell phones and text message like crazy. They get instantly touchdown-by-touchdown updates and have no trouble at all finding out, remotely, where the party is tonight. They can take digital photographs and wirelessly email same. But give them something to read outside of their required reading assignment that is unrelated to sports or fashion, and what you see is pretty close to armed resistance.
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